James “Jim” Robert Steele, 60, of Salina, Kansas passed away at home on February 19, 2025 after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He was a devoted husband, proud father, and loving grandfather, whose life was a testament to the strength of his love for his family. Jim was born to Patricia Hatfield and Robert Steele on August 29, 1964 in Salina, Kansas as the youngest of four sibli...

Kent Stewart Charlton, 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Salina on February 13, after a long battle with cancer. Kent was born in Salina, KS, on June 23, 1960, to Jack and Dorothy Charlton. A lifelong resident, he took pride in being a hardworking and trustworthy individual. He was employed by Consolidated Printing for over 30 years until retiring in 2024 due to health reasons. He was k...

Virginia “Jean” Bachand, age 75, of Concordia, Kansas, left this earthly life on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas with her family by her side. She was born on October 18, 1949, in Hays, Kansas to Marvin Rudolph & Josephine Martina (Pfeifer) Wiesner.  Jean graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Salina, Kansas in 1967. She...

Donald Mutschler, 74, of Minneapolis, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 with family by his side. Don was born in Burlington, Kansas on February 5, 1951, a son of Leona Hattie (Anschutz) and Richard Herbert Mutschler. He achieved Eagle Scout Honors and the skills he learned in scouting, remained his core values throughout his life. God, Country, Love, and Dedication were word...

Judette Eulalia (Miller) Fields, 71, of Longford passed away February 15, 2025. She was born at St. John’s Hospital to Bobbie Dean and Mary La (Rice) Miller on February 9, 1954. Judette grew up in Salina and graduated from Salina South High School in 1972. During her time at Salina South Judette met the love of her life, Timothy Fields in Mrs. Ryan’s Spanish class in 1971. Two years later o...

Rosalinda Reyna, 64, of Salina, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025.  She was born in Ontario, Oregon.  She grew up in Plainview, Texas and later moved to Salina.  She enjoyed gardening, doing arts and crafts and being a grandma.  She was a devoted Catholic. Survivors include her children, Sean Reyna and Preston Reyna; grandchildren, Aylah Reyna and Liam Blair-Maholland; siblings, Delia V...

Ronald Lee Green went to be with our Lord & Savior, February 16, 2025. He was born, October 17, 1933 to Raymond M. & Rita N. (Young) Green. He graduated from Salina High School in 1951 and proceeded on to Kansas Wesleyan University. He was united in marriage to Sue Willett on July 18, 1953. He was a loan officer at CIT. He than went to work for National Bank of America (later, UMB) as Exec...

Martha Velasquez Reyna, 84, of Salina, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025.  She was born in Peidras Negro Mexico, on July 29, 1940.  Martha enjoyed gardening and thrifting. She is survived by her son Jesus Reyna, of Salina; daughter, Delia Velasquez-Pham, of Beverly; sister, Maria Louisa Martinez, of Salina; thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. She is preceded in dea...

Ronald Fetter, 81, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025.  He was born July 3, 1943 to Claude and Doris (Simpson) Fetter in Larned, KS. Ron graduated from Macksville High School in 1961 and proudly served in the US Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968.  He met Barbara Conyers and they were married August 26, 1972 in Greensburg, KS.  They settled in Salina where Ron worked for 37 years at Long McAr...

Mary Ellen (Britton) Wright, 79, of Salina, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025, in Salina, surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 16, 1945, in Norton, Kansas, Mary was the daughter of Harrison and Leona (McKenna) Britton. Mary grew up on a farm east of Clayton, Kansas, where she developed a strong work ethic and a deep appreciation for family and community. She attend...